2d Combat Cargo Group
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Philippine Presidential Unit Citation |
The 2d Combat Cargo Group is an inactive
Although the group was disbanded in 1948, it was reconstituted in 1985 as the 362d Military Airlift Group. It was activated at Rhein-Main Air Base, Germany in 1992 as the 362d Airlift Support Group. Inactivated in 1994, in 2002 it was converted to provisional status as the 362d Air Expeditionary Group
History
World War II
The 2d Combat Cargo Group was organized at
Reconstitution
The group was reconstituted on 31 July 1985 and redesignated as the 362d Military Airlift Group,[6] It was not active under this designation, but was redesignated as the 362d Airlift Support Group and activated on 1 April 1992 at Rhein-Main Air Base, Germany. It was inactivated c. 1 July 1994. It has since been converted to provisional status as the 362d Air Expeditionary Group and assigned to Air Mobility Command to activate as needed.[7]
Lineage
- Constituted as the 2d Combat Cargo Group on 25 April 1944
- Activated on 1 May 1944
- Inactivated on 15 January 1946
- Disbanded on 8 October 1948
- Reconstituted on 31 July 1985 and redesignated as the 362d Military Airlift Group[6]
- Redesignated 362d Airlift Support Group
- Activated on 1 April 1992
- Inactivated c. 1 July 1994
- Redesignated 362d Air Expeditionary Group and converted to provisional status on 12 June 2002[7]
Assignments
- I Troop Carrier Command, 1 May 1944
- Fifth Air Force, November 1944
- 54th Troop Carrier Wing, 13 December 1944 – 5 January 1946
- Twenty-First Air Force, 1 April 1992 – ca. 1 July 1994
- Air Mobility Command to activate or inactivate as needed, 12 June 2002[7]
Stations
- Syracuse Army Air Base, New York, 1 May 1944
- Baer Field, Indiana, 9–27 October 1944
- Mokmer Airfield, Biak Island, Netherlands East Indies, November 1944
- Dulag Airfield, Leyte, Philippines, May 1945
- Bolo Airfield, Okinawa, c. 20 August 1945
- Yokota Airfield, Japan, c. 22 September 1945 – 15 January 1946
- Rhein-Main Air Base, Germany, 1 April 1992 – ca. 1 July 1994
Aircraft
- Curtiss C-46 Commando, 1944–1946
- Douglas C-47 Skytrain, 1944, 1945
Awards
- Air Force Outstanding Unit Award, 1 April 1992 – 30 June 1993
- Philippine Republic Presidential Unit Citation
- Asiatic Pacific Campaign Medal
- Campaigns
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References
Notes
- Explanatory notes
- ^ The award would carry the inscription "Japan", not that depicted in the image
- Citations
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Maurer, Combat Units, p. 28
- ^ Maurer, Combat Squadrons, pp. 33–34
- ^ Maurer, Combat Squadrons, p. 39
- ^ Maurer, Combat Squadrons, pp. 42–43
- ^ Maurer, Combat Squadrons, pp. 46–47
- ^ a b Department of the Air Force/MPM Letter 648q, 31 July 1985, Subject: Reconstitution, Redesignation, and Consolidation of Selected Air Force Organizations
- ^ a b c DAF/XPM Letter 303s, 12 June 2002, Subject: Air Mobility Command Expeditionary Units
Bibliography
This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency
- Maurer, Maurer, ed. (1983) [1961]. Air Force Combat Units of World War II (PDF) (reprint ed.). Washington, DC: Office of Air Force History. LCCN 61060979. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
- Maurer, Maurer, ed. (1982) [1969]. Combat Squadrons of the Air Force, World War II (PDF) (reprint ed.). Washington, DC: Office of Air Force History. OCLC 72556. Retrieved 17 December 2016.